Part 1 - Early immigration
This is where the majority of the initial Italian immigrants came from.
What are Southern Italy and Sicily?
This person had his name changed by his teacher because it was 'too difficult to say'
Who was Leonard Covello (or Leonardo Coviello)?
The Italian Dictator during WWII
Who was Mussolini?
The person who testified against the Mafia families
Who was Valachi?
Who was Rudolph Valentino
This is where the incident occurred that initiated the concept of the Mafia to Americans.
What is New Orleans?
A work action in Massachusetts that took place in 1912, that protested low wages in a mill.
What was the Lawrence Textile strike?
The person who bought 'Il Progresso'
Who was Generoso Pope?
Vasolino
Who was Joe Di Maggio?
A married woman in Italy whose husband emigrates to the U.S. without her
What is meant by 'White Widow'?
What Italians did during the Lawrence Textile strike to gain public attention.
What is put their children on a train and sent them to NYC.
The first Italian-American to be elected the Mayor of NYC
Who was Fiorello LaGuardia?
What many first generation Italian-Americans became during prohibition.
What are Bootleggers?
The director of 'The Godfather'
Who is Francis Ford Coppola?
Criminals from Italy who demanded protection money (extortion) from the business owners of Little Italy
Who were the Black Hand?
Italian-American anarchists found guilty of murder and executed.
What are internment camps?
The main political machine that used to control the Democratic party.
What was Tammany Hall?
The former governor of New York who was a first generation Italian-American
Who was Mario Cuomo?
The founder of the Bank of Italy
Who was Amadeo Giannini?
Where the Italians were allowed to worship when they first came to the U.S., as determined by the Irish Catholics.
What are the basements of churches?
What Italian Americans did to show their 'Americanism' during WWII
What is enlist in the armed forces and fight Italians abroad?
Dark hair, illiterate, connected to the Mafia... for example
What are some stereotypes about Italians?
He was called 'The Chairman of the Board'
Who was Frank Sinatra?